Report: Spencer Hawes traded to 76ers

Former University of Washington center Spencer Hawes, after spending his first three seasons in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, was traded Thursday to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Sacramento Bee is reporting.

The 7-foot-1 Hawes averaged 10.0 points and 6.0 rebounds for the Kings last season, though the Sacramento Bee story says his toughness was questioned by the Kings and he fell out of favor with Kings coach Paul Westphal at times.

Hawes started 59 games, but his numbers were down slightly from his prior season in Sacramento when he put up 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds while averaging about three more minutes per game.

Hawes, 22, was the Kings’ first-round draft pick and 10th overall choice in 2007 after spending one season at Washington.

The former Seattle Prep standout was traded along with swingman Andres Nocioni for veteran Philadelphia center Samuel Dalembert.

The 6-11 Dalembert is heading into the final year of a six-year contract that will pay him nearly $12 million next year. He averaged 8.1 points and 9.6 rebounds last year for the 76ers.

Nocioni is a six-year veteran who averaged 11.3 points and 4.7 rebounds last year for the Kings.

The trade separates Hawes from his former UW teammate and long-time friend Jon Brockman, who averaged 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game last year as a rookie forward with the Kings.